Hippocrates

There are many contentious and controversial issues that our nation is faced with today. Many are provoking serious arguments and problems within our nation and even in Tennessee. One particular issue that needs to be highlighted is the developing issue of physician-assisted suicide. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary describes physician-assisted suicide as, “suicide by a patient facilitated by means (as a drug prescription) or by information (as an indication of a lethal dosage) provided by a…

Christmas represents a time for family, cheer, happiness, and of course, presents. Santa Clause represents the most exemplary giver, and a young child’s belief in Santa Clause brings much joy. Children eagerly await to hear the mystical sleigh bells and always leave out cookies and milk for the jolly good fellow. On Christmas morning, these kids hurry down the stairs, excited to see what Santa had left them. Late at night, on Christmas Eve, children sleep and dream of sugar plums. Yet, imagine a…

leading to the first network of animal hospitals with state paid veterinarians in India. (Stilley 17). Asia became one of the first continents that began treating ill animals, but Europeans contributed to the research side of veterinary medicine. Hippocrates began treating animals in Greece. Aristotle established the connection between human and animal anatomy through the animal dissections which he conducted. The Romans of Europe keyed the term for a veterinarian. They used the Latin term…

Introduction Mind and body works in harmony with each other to maintain the balance of mental and physical health is what Hippocrates stated. He has been famous as the father of medicine and even today every person in the medical field is required to take “Hippocratic Oath”. While talking about personal health it has many factors to be considered, it is much more than just the diseases and its cures. Personal health is the state where you are at your finest peak with best of physical and mental…

Although bloodletting is now recognized as dangerous and misleading tradition, it carries a deep and interesting history that deserves to be acknowledged. Bloodletting is the purposeful draining of blood for various medical reasons. Throughout history, the practice has been advised for acne, asthma, cancer, cholera, coma, convulsions, diabetes, epilepsy, gangrene, gout, herpes, indigestion, inflammation prevention, insanity, jaundice, leprosy, plague, pneumonia, scurvy, smallpox, stroke, tetanus…

The vital force can be defined using two adjectives spiritual and autocracy. Autocracy means self-governed or ruled by a single entity. It is different to democracy, which means that it is ruled by agreements. Therefore the primary property that we know about vital force is that it is domineering. It is the one that governs our biological system. Societies with scientific observances have rejected the concept of vital force because it has been defined as being mystical. It is the dynamis that…

Introduction Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids which is responsible for improving the intestinal absorption of inorganic ions such as calcium, zinc, iron, and magnesium, phosphate. Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) are most vital compounds in the human being. Vitamin D is not actually a vitamin, but a steroid hormone formed in the body when the skin is exposed to sunbeams, mainly ultraviolet B light (UVB) rays22. The compound vitamin D has been found in…

We Are Our Brains, by Dick Frans Swaab, gives a vivid description about the power of the brain. The books disclose the function of the brain from the time of conception until the moment air escapes the body, death. Anyone who is able to read and understand the context of the book will find it to be pleasing. Most people understand and probably will agree that the brain is the most complex part of the body. Every thought or emotion that a person feels or responds to, is determined by the…

The human body is an intricate instrument and the nutrition it receives determines the sound it produces. Without proper nutrition, the human body as an instrument would produce a sound similar to an animal’s cry for help. With proper nutrition, the human body as an instrument produces the sound of a symphony of well-orchestrated musicians. With such a widespread epidemic of cancer across America, it is important to bring attention to the fact that proper nutrition is the only pathway to take to…

“Music therapy, to me, is music performance without the ego. It’s not about entertainment as much as it’s about empathizing. If you can use music to slip past the pain and gather insight into the working of someone else’s mind, you can begin to fix a problem.” (Jodi Picoult) Music Therapy can be used to improve the quality of life for people dealing with many different medical and psychological issues. Have you ever wondered what music therapy is? Music therapy is a health profession where…